Individual/Family Tours

Campus tours and information sessions are available Monday through Friday at 10:15 am and 1:45 pm at the Office of Admission.

Saturday morning tours at 10:15 am are available once a month during the school year from September through April. Our last Saturday tour for the '14-'15 school year on April 4 is full and taking no additional reservations. If you wish to visit the campus in April - please choose an available weekday tour for the morning or afternoon.

What to expect during certain times of year:

August 25 to September 1. students are returning to campus, but there are no classes and the training ship will be unavailable for tours.

September 2 to April 23 the best time to visit campus since classes will be in session and tours feature the entire campus (including the training ship). Upcoming unavailable days are listed in the right-hand column of this page

April 24 to August 25 visitors will see few, if any, students, but may tour campus. Dates listed on the right are unavailable.

For Weekday Tours beginning in the Admission Office: Visitors should turn right on Faculty Drive immediately after entering the main campus entrance at the corner of Maritime Academy Drive and Country Lane (please note this area is under construction so the campus sign may be obscured). After you proceed past Country Lane on Maritime Academy Drive, veer right on Faculty Lane, and go up the hill. The Admission Office will be the first building (house) on the right. Park in any of the three parking lots surrounding the Admission Office. Proceed into the Admission Office to receive a parking pass that you can then place in your car.

For Saturday Morning Tours beginning in the ABS Building-Room 101: Visitors should proceed down Maritime Academy Drive and park in either Parking Lots A or B (the first lots you come to). Purchase a parking pass at the machine in Lot B. Follow the signs from Lot A to ABS 101.

ALL VISITORS:

Visitors who wish to tour our training ship must comply with the ship regulations and safety safety policies below. Because of steep stairs, high doorsills, and industrial settings, those with unauthorized footwear or with limited mobility must wait on the dock for the ship portion of the campus tour. Those younger than 6 years old must also wait on the dock with an adult during the ship portion of the tour.

NOTE: Please note the following ship regulations and safety policies for all ship visitors:

All ship visitors must bring some form of picture I.D.

The following types of shoes are not allowed on the ship: open-toed sandals or high heels. Shoes with rubber soles are recommended.

Because of steep stairways and high door sills, visitors with limited mobility cannot be accommodated on the ship.

Infants and children younger than 6 are not allowed onboard. Children from 6 to 12 must be accompanied by an adult at all times.